Helps to identify which magazine is correct for your pistol. Over the long term, will oil cause bakelite grips to deteriorate? An attempt to find out starts And continues. If you do not have working knowledge of the P.38 pistol, consult a competent gunsmith before attempting to effect repairs to your P.38.

Need to replace a broken WW2 slide part with a post-war part, and don't know if the new part will fit? Note: this information is intended as a guide only. My post-war pistol has no date or date code - about when was it manufactured? Pistol Information An excellent article by Peter Kokalis on the can be found here, and another article on the here. some pistols from the last months of the war. Please don't! WARNING: disturbing! 1945 to 1946. The ultra-rare ' - and how to spot a fake. With WW2 German, East German, Czech, and British markings. Commemorative marking the 100th year anniversary of Walther. Reworked for use in post-war East Germany. Reworked wartime ac40, ac44, and an East German manufactured gun. P38 surplus, P1 surplus, P38 commercial, and P4 surplus guns.

Warren Buxton calls these the 'oddballs of oddballs.' Who made these - and when?. The original #1's do not have a letter after the serial number. The AC was the code the Nazi's gave Carl Walther, the 43 means it was made in 1943. Carl Walther made 5 models, Mauser-Werke made 2 models and Spree-Werke made 1 model. Three (3) gun manufactures made eight (8) different models, each model starting with an original 1 serial number. Im interested into the serial number which is a 61xx. Hello All, Ive been researching the markings on my P38 marked 'byf 44' which Im aware was made by Mauser. Carl Walther made 5 models, Mauser-Werke made 2. Home of one of eight original Walther P38s with Serial Number. Post-war parts gun, two guns in.30 Luger, and a high-polish gun. See 'BTH12' under 'Pistols' Added 'When was my post-war pistol made?' To 'Information' Added another late date AC frame pistol to 'Pistols' Added some late war pistols to 'Pistols'. Updated 17:33 -0800 Quick Launch: Most Recent updates: Two more 'BTH12' pistols have been reported. Please do not rip off my PDF files or pictures for your own site. If you wish to link to this page, please link only to the main page, not sub-pages or documents. Walther P.38 Pistol Welcome to ALPS Information, photos, references, and trivia on the WW2 Walther P.38 and post-war P38 pistol.

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